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The Provo City Council voted Tuesday to hire a
third-party firm to re-evaluate proposed bus
rapid transit routes given current traffic
conditions. Regardless of the findings, the
system is coming to Provo, city officials say.

Recent remarks by Pres. Obama highlight how
important fathers are in this country. He said
even he would be better off with his dad in his
life. This begs the question, how damaging is
it if dad isn't there for his child?

An ex-convict from Utah could be eligible
for
parole almost immediately after being
sentenced
to 12 to 30 months in Nevada state prison
for a
shooting that left him and a Mesquite police
officer wounded.

Downhill mountain bikers have a new reason to get excited for the
upcoming season. Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is building two
mountain-biking trails, which will offer riders a new and challenging
playground to explore.

Officials are warning Utahns to be wary if they
get an email, phone call or solicitation
through social media regarding what's happening
in Ukraine as scammers are using the situation
to steal money from unsuspecting people,
including Utahns.

House and Senate committees discussed and
passed several bills on Wednesday, including a
bill to exclude students with high GPAs from
truancy citations and a bill to set standards
for commercial breathalyzers.

For the second time in two weeks, federal
agents are investigating a shooting on the
Uintah-Ouray Indian Reservation in
northeastern Utah. The incidents do not appear
to be linked though, according to an FBI
spokesman.

The Davis County Sheriff is warning parents of
the importance of talking to their children
about gun safety, after some elementary-age
children in Fruit Heights discovered a loaded
gun in a field and it went off.

One month of four storms lifted northern
Utah from a drastically dry
water year, pounding the region with much-
needed moisture to get it
to normal or near-normal water levels in
most cases. Southern Utah
has not been nearly as lucky.

A Utah man grew up emulating his father, but
when his father's life was suddenly cut short
one young man didn't just mourn. He decided to
take inspiration from his dad to help make sure
that others could be healthy and happy.

Bitcoin, the online virtual currency is
relatively new and still only
accepted on a limited basis, but Utah-based
company, Overstock.com
is embracing the alternative form of payment
and turning big profits.

An airman who came home a week early after a six-month deployment
to Afghanistan came up with an elaborate plan to surprise each of his
four girls in a carefully orchestrated series of events Thursday.